cogent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French cogent, from Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“drive together, compel”), from cō + agō (“drive”).
Meanings
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Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
Clearly, the mere fact that some Emergentists may in practice have made use of invented examples in testing their theories does not tell against any cogent general objections they may have offered to such practice. What is needed is a decision on the methodological point, not just a cry of “You did it too!”.
2011 September 21, Barbara C. Scholz, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Geoffrey K. Pullum, Ryan Nefdt, “Philosophy of Linguistics”, in Edward N. Zalta, Uri Nodelman, editors, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Stanford University, →ISSN, retrieved 18 Jun 2025:We congratulate our correspondents on some very cogent reasoning, and shall have to watch our step even more carefully in future!
1944 May and June, “In the Critics' Den”, in Railway Magazine, page 132:
- Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
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Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent.
The prosecution presented a cogent argument, convincing the jury of the defendant's guilt.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cogent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cogent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
irrelevant · debatable · uncogent
Deriveds
incogent · cogently · cogency · uncogent
Relateds
Synonyms
convincing · indisputable · compelling · conclusive
Translations (72)
nl overtuigend (forcefully persuasive) · de schlagend (forcefully persuasive) · es contundente (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · ru обосно́ванный (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · nl overtuigend (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · it irrefutabile (forcefully persuasive) · da slagkraftig (forcefully persuasive) · gd làidir (forcefully persuasive) · ru убедительный (forcefully persuasive) · br kendrec'hus (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · de überzeugend (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · sh uvjerljiv (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · es irrebatible (forcefully persuasive) · sv övertygande (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · pt coerente (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · fr logique (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · gl convincente (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · pl logiczny (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · cs přesvědčivý (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · it convincente (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · tr inandırıcı (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · de überzeugend (forcefully persuasive) · nrf conveincant (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · fr persuasif (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · fi järkevä (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · sv övertygande (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · it coerente (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · cs přesvědčivý (forcefully persuasive) · pt cogente (forcefully persuasive) · nl overtuigend (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · sv övertygande (forcefully persuasive) · fr intelligible (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · fr irréfutable (forcefully persuasive) · pl niepodważalny (forcefully persuasive) · fi vakuuttava (forcefully persuasive) · da overbevisende (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · sv bindande (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · sv slagkraftig (forcefully persuasive) · nrf creyable (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · it persuasivo (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · sh ubedljiv (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · ru убедительный (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · br gonidus (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · tr ikna edici (forcefully persuasive) · bg състоятелен (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · pt convincente (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · br gounidus (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · fr cohérent (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · bg достоверен (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · it intelligibile (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · bg убедителен (forcefully persuasive) · da overbevisende (forcefully persuasive) · ru состоя́тельный (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · pl przekonujący (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · ru достове́рный (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · de überzeugend (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · it coherente (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · it logico (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · da overbevisende (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · sh ubjedljiv (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · de stichhaltig (forcefully persuasive) · fr convaincant (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · it inconfutabile (forcefully persuasive) · sh uverljiv (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · de zwingend (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · nl steekhoudend (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · nrf cogent (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · tr mantıklı (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · pl zrozumiały (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning) · fi järkiperäinen (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence) · cs pádný (forcefully persuasive) · fi järkevä (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)